Gamespot Redesign

This is how they are attempting to compete with the sheer awesomeness that is Giant Bomb-



http://beta.gamespot.com/

Cut n paste link into address bar as it seems the link wont stay active for whatever reason.


Your  thoughts bombers?

The new look is okay but seriously I cant go back to gamespot. They really lost their best reviews (jeff, ryan and dave), their site looks like a huge ad and I cant even listen to their podcast ....
Long live GiantBomb
and 1up, Cag & Destructoid

Seems to emulate GiantBomb.  I don't really care, though.

I'm done with Gamespot. I'm not suggesting the Gamespot staff are bad people they just don't appeal to me.
Some people like to talk smack about Gamespot and it's users but I really think we should move on and focus on what we can contribute here.

Guys, it's not trying to copy Giantbomb since they had that beta months before GB was even a blog.

It's not that different from it's current form, but does look better.

Ewwww. Do not like. Although I could get used to it, If i visit more.

Doesn't phase me too much as I don't visit GameSpot much anymore out of preference.

But I must begrudgingly admit it's a very slick looking website and their design team definitely knows what they're doing. Especially compared to the eyestrain that is IGN. 1UP is getting better but both seem to have the tendency of throwing a lot of redundant looking blocks of text at the user.

dark backgrounds ftw.

Doesn't really look any different, same basic layout, same box positions, same content in each box Only thing that's different is the colour scheme and the box titles. Pathetic.

Gamespot can make the best looking site on the net, it's still not going to help the negative press they recieved from the whole farcicle, jeff incident, that caused this great site to even exist in the first plae.

That design has been worked on for months before this site was even launched.

"Doesn't really look any different, same basic layout, same box positions, same content in each box Only thing that's different is the colour scheme and the box titles. Pathetic."

They LAUNCHED that beta before GB was here.

GS sucks. So does it's loyal users, mods and some of it's staff.  :D

I really want to see what theyre going to bring in to unions with the new design (if anything).

I still go to the forums and unions every day and share my blogs between GB and GS. Not sure if I like the new design, but I'll probably learn to like it.

Its pretty cool, i like it

"I still go to the forums and unions every day and share my blogs between GB and GS. Not sure if I like the new design, but I'll probably learn to like it.
"

"Bennyishere said:

"I still go to the forums and unions every day and share my blogs between GB and GS. Not sure if I like the new design, but I'll probably learn to like it.
"

Really dont have a choice if youre gonna stay there. :P
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Looks good, but I don't care about Gamespot. Haven't visited that site in months.

"Looks good, but I don't care about Gamespot. Haven't visited that site in months.
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Why concern yourself with GS?  If you don't like the site don't visit it.  FYI they've had those plans longer than GB launched. 

it is looking familiar to GB but i have said before it is just a easy on the eyes modern website. im not planning leaving gamespot (despite its annoying new staff members) and will continue to use GB as well

Looks better than the old gamespot. But I'm not going back.

I love current GS :(

Wow.. Thats not a wow for the new design.. But i cant believe a new site like Gaint Bomb is already challenging Gamespot :).. Cool 

Luchadeer couldn't find the page :(

Looks good... although I never use GS aside from occasionally seeing a review on MetaCritic

 looks like they tried to put their entire site's content on one page

This beta was around before.... but GiantBomb members seem to have such a hate for GS that they'll twist it around... they're just doing a redesign FFS, and it doesn't look all too different at all.

As I've stated in the roughly 1,000 other threads like this, I don't spend much time over at Gamespot anymore, but I do like the new design. The current design is kind of bloated; the new design smoothes things out quite nicely.

I do like the new site, is a lot slicker, but I have to say Giantbomb is alot better, better podcast and i edit pages and stuff, which is always good...

Looks the same as the old site just vectorised

"Wow.. Thats not a wow for the new design.. But i cant believe a new site like Gaint Bomb is already challenging Gamespot :).. Cool "

Looks like the folks at GameSpot took a look at Gaint Bomb. The site looks very familiar to GB now.

I cant get the link to work.

Gamespot is a POS.

I can't stand Aaron Thomas, and Kevin VanOrd isn't a great reviewer.

Ok I got it.Its not bad looking but not that great.

It's okay, but I like the normal version better.

I like that look alot more then the look they have going now.. but i stopped going to gamespot along time ago, it wasnt just because of jeff.. i mean rich left, jeff was next then brad/ryan/vinny left soon after.. after everyone left i had no more reason to goto gamespot.

You have selected: Gamespot.

May I recommend:
Joystiq
1UP
Kotaku
or
Giant Bomb?

oh god I hate that site and everyone in it

Let's go GB!

yeah people do need to stop mentioning gamespot period. its making giantbomb live in its shadow, which is not what it is supposed to do. 

The beta GameSpot looks pretty good, even though there isn't a huge difference in design.

Meh, I'm going to stay here.

I prefer the old layout.

Meh. It's all right. I don't see myself going there any more than I already do, which isn't much.

This site feels like it fills a different niche. It's much more networking-focused and community content-driven, so when I'm looking for a place to share my blog, chat and so forth, this site offers that. For news, other sites (and I don't mean Gamespot, as I haven't gone there for news in years) seem like they're better. And for actual gameplay tips and so forth, I think Giantbomb has a little ways to go in figuring out how to properly integrate that stuff in a manner that doesn't bog down the articles. But it'll happen. This site is still in its infancy. I think it has a lot of potential, and I don't think it's focus is on being a direct competitor with Gamespot so much as filling a different role in a better way than GS (and many other big gaming news sites) can.

I like the new look. And all you guys saying its copying Giant Bomb, I honestly don't see where you're coming from. Besides, this beta has been out longer than GB.

Oh fuck not this Bullshit again.
It's obviously not a rip off, they had this design a few days after Giant Bomb came out.
They didn't just completely redesign their site based on Giant Bomb which had came out a few days later.